Izet Nanić

Izet Nanić

Order of the Hero of the Liberation War
Izet Nanić; Order of the Hero of the Liberation War
Nickname(s)	Igman
Born	4 October 1965; Bužim, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Died	5 August 1995 (aged 29); Ćorkovača near Bužim, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Allegiance	SFR Yugoslavia Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Service / branch	Yugoslav Air Force Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years of service	1984–95
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands	Territorial Defence Bužim; 505th Bužim Brigade of the 5th Corps ARBiH
Battles / wars	Bosnian War Siege of Bihać (1992–95); Operation Bosanska Krajina; Operation Oganj '92; Operation Munja '93; Operation "Breza '94"; Operation Tiger (1994); Operation Shield 94; Operation Spider; Mala Kladuša offensive; Operation Vrnograč '95; Operation Sword 1; Operation Storm †; ;
Awards	Order of the Golden Lily Order of the Hero of the Liberation War (1998)
Alma mater	Yugoslav Military Academy
Spouse(s)	Safija Remetić
Children	3

Izet Nanić (4 October 1965 – 5 August 1995) was a Bosnian brigade commander in the Bosnian Army during the Bosnian War of Independence.

Family

A Bosnian Muslim, Izet Nanić was born to Ibrahim Nanić (1939–2000) and Rasima (born 1945) in the town of Bužim,^[1] as second of seven children.^[2]

He was married to Safija Remetić, from Varoška Rijeka. Together they had three children; a daughter and two sons.^[2]

Career

Nanić finished high school in 1984, in Zagreb and then went to Belgrade after being accepted in the military academy there. After being in the military academy for two years, he went to Sarajevo for 1 year. Then he went back to Zagreb again in 1987 where he finished his military academy training.

Until January 1991, Nanić was an officer of the Yugoslav People's Army, when he returned to his home in Bužim due to a broken leg.^[3] He was a lieutenant of the Yugoslav Air Force and anti-aircraft defence in Kragujevac, Serbia. At the beginning of Bosnian War, he joined the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. His younger brother Nevzet was killed near Bosanska Krupa on 30 June 1992, shortly after the start of the war in Bosnia.^[4] Initially Nanić was involved in training and forming new units however after his brother's death he became the commander of the 505th Brigade of the 5th Corps led by Brigadier General Atif Dudaković.^[5] He led the command from its creation in 1992 to his death. Izet Nanić was killed during Operation Storm on 5 August 1995 only 5 months before the Dayton Agreement and the end of the Bosnian war.^[6]

Legacy

Bosniaks see Nanić as a legendary commander, as his brigade liberated and brought under Bosniak control, several cities and towns, including Velika Kladuša in Operation Tiger^[7] and Sanski Most, Bosanska Krupa, Bosanski Petrovac and Ključ in Operation Sana. In 1994 Nanić was awarded the Order of the Golden Lily and in 1998 posthumously the Order of Hero of the Liberation War, the latter being the highest honorary title that was awarded by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[8]

In Sarajevo's Hrasnica neighborhood, within the Ilidža municipality, lies "General Izet Nanić" Street (Bosnian: Ulica Generala Izeta Nanića), situated just below Mount Igman, a nod to his codename "Igman." Similar streets bearing his name are found in his hometown of Bužim, near the mausoleum shared with his brother, in Cazin, and Bosanska Krupa. Additionally, a street in Ključ (Bosnian: Ulica Izeta Nanića), lacks the prefix "general."

References

^ "Rasima Nanić, majka šehida Nevzeta i generala Izeta". Preporod. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Memorijalni centar Sarajevo - Heroj Izet Nanić". Memorijalni centar Sarajevo. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "Izet Nanić, vitez iz Bužima: Antologijski snimak otkriva svu njegovu veličinu". Dnevni avaz. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ "Sjećanje na istinskog heroja: Na današnji dan 1992. godine poginuo je Nevzet Nanić". Cazin. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ "Heroj BiH: 22 godine od pogibije generala Izeta Nanića". Source. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ Wakchoi (2021-12-16). "Who was Izet Nanić?". The Cyber Bedouin. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
^ Anthony Loyd (February 1, 2001). My War Gone By, I Miss It So. Penguin (Non-Classics). ISBN 0-14-029854-1.
^ "Birthday of the Hero (In Bosnian)". stav.ba. STAV. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[1] "Rasima Nanić, majka šehida Nevzeta i generala Izeta". Preporod. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[Bosniak-2] "Memorijalni centar Sarajevo - Heroj Izet Nanić". Memorijalni centar Sarajevo. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[3] "Izet Nanić, vitez iz Bužima: Antologijski snimak otkriva svu njegovu veličinu". Dnevni avaz. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[4] "Sjećanje na istinskog heroja: Na današnji dan 1992. godine poginuo je Nevzet Nanić". Cazin. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[5] "Heroj BiH: 22 godine od pogibije generala Izeta Nanića". Source. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[6] Wakchoi (2021-12-16). "Who was Izet Nanić?". The Cyber Bedouin. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

[Loyd-7] Anthony Loyd (February 1, 2001). My War Gone By, I Miss It So. Penguin (Non-Classics). ISBN 0-14-029854-1.

[8] "Birthday of the Hero (In Bosnian)". stav.ba. STAV. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

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